Episode 55 – Interview with Bryce Adams of Metorik

This week Jean is joined by Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik. They talk personal travels, a little WordPress history, and why SAS is the future. Topics Include: Bryce's Journey From Woothemes to Woocommerce. Automattic's Woo acquisition. Digital Nomadism and Bryce's favorite places. Much travel, little work. WordPress in Japan. Why the SAS model? The limitations of the plugin/product business model. "Will doing this help my customers succeed?" How Metorik came about. Weighing whether to stay with Woo or chase an alternative. Advice for those seeking validation to pursue their own side projects. Building your product or service to sustainability. Launching a bigger company off of a platform. Let your customer lifetime value be your guide. Adopting live chat support. "The future of WordPress is not in a ZIP file." The technology behind building a SAS. Mentioned on the Show: Metorik Bryce's Twitter Calculating...Average Revenue per User What is Success for Metorik? Underestimating the Unknown